To be old is to be part of a huge and ordinary multitude... the reason why old age was venerated in the past was because it was extraordinary.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A comfortable old age is the reward of a well-spent youth. Instead of its bringing sad and melancholy prospects of decay, it would give us hopes of eternal youth in a better world.
To be old can be glorious if one has not unlearned how to begin.
Old age is just a record of one's whole life.
Getting old is a fascination thing. The older you get, the older you want to get.
I will never be an old man. To me, old age is always 15 years older than I am.
As human beings we value the experience that comes with age. We are reminded over and over again with statements like 'older and wiser' and 'respect your elders,' promoting age as something to be cherished and respected.
Ageing is inevitable, and the idea that we can be eternally youthful is the pitfall of our society.
I guess I don't so much mind being old, as I mind being fat and old.
Few people know how to be old.
There's no such thing as old age. I'm no different now than I was 50 years ago. I'm just having more fun.